Attorney General Announces $45 Million Multistate Settlement

Attorney General Liz Murrill today announced a $45 million multistate settlement with Block, Inc., the company behind the popular peer-topeer payments app Cash App. Louisiana will receive $557,086.81 from the multistate settlement.

Ask Rusty:

Can my spouse file at 63 and then get half of mine when I later claim?Dear Rusty: My spouse is 63 and I am 65. I am planning to take my Social Security benefits at age 70.

Beware of the Bitter Root

It begins as a tiny seed, but then grows and eventually consumes its host.The Bitter Root.That’s what the anonymous author of the Epistle to the Hebrews warned against in Heb. 12:15: for it “defiles (taints) every relationship” ( including the one with God).

LSU AgCenter researcher advises food safety practices to curb intestinal illness

BATON ROUGE, La. — Health officials are investigating an increase in cases of cyclosporiasis, an intestinal illness caused by the microscopic parasite Cyclospora cayetanensis.

Cane River DAR chapter recognizes Youth Citizens, JROTC and NSU cadets

The National Society Daughters of the American Revolution Cane River Chapter presented Youth Citizenship Awards to two students at Natchitoches Jr. High.

Musical will have second run this week

The NSU Summer Dinner Theatre will present the music revue “Country Summer Nights” July 1 21-25 on the stage of the A.A. Fredericks Auditorium. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. and dinner begins at 6 p.m. Pia Wyatt is the director. Jason Thomas is the musical director.Tickets are $60.

Rotary President Josh Manuel

Area 4-H members among contest winners at 4-H University

At the 112th 4-H University, the “Krewe De 4-H U” let the good times roll, with Louisiana’s 4-H annual celebration on the LSU main campus. Maddox Fieldhouse was turned into a grand event space for the awards ceremony, where winners and new officers were revealed.

State economy posts strong quarter

Leaders for a Better Louisiana today released its Quarterly Economic Update on Louisiana, a data-driven review of how the state’s economy performed in the second quarter of 2026 relative to its 15 Southern peers. The picture it paints is generally positive, though not without some caution flags.

Northwestern coordinator earns Higher Ed Art Education Award

The Louisiana Art Education Association has named Dr. Leslie Gruesbeck recipient of the 2026 Higher Education Art Educator award for outstanding service and achievement. The award recognizes outstanding service and achievement by university or college-level visual arts educators.